Niels Neergaard | |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 5 May 1920 – 23 April 1924 | |
| Monarch | Christian X |
| Preceded by | Michael Pedersen Friis |
| Succeeded by | Thorvald Stauning |
| Council President of Denmark | |
| In office 12 October 1908 – 16 August 1909 | |
| Monarch | Frederik VIII |
| Preceded by | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 14 December 1926 – 30 April 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Thomas Madsen-Mygdal |
| Preceded by | Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs |
| Succeeded by | Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs |
| In office 5 May 1920 – 23 April 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Michael Kofoed |
| Succeeded by | Carl Valdemar Bramsnæs |
| In office 5 July 1910 – 21 June 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Klaus Berntsen |
| Preceded by | Edvard Brandes |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Brandes |
| In office 16 August 1909 – 28 October 1909 | |
| Prime Minister | Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
| Preceded by | Charles Brun |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Brandes |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 12 October 1908 – 16 September 1909 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
| Preceded by | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1854 Ugilt, Hjørring, Denmark |
| Died | 2 September 1936 (aged 82) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Moderate Venstre Venstre |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Niels Thomasius Neergaard (27 June 1854 – 2 September 1936) was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre. He served as Council President of Denmark between 1908 and 1909 and as Prime Minister of Denmark and Finance Minister from 1920 to 1924. He was also minister of defence from 1908 to 1909, and finance minister on three more occasions: August to October 1909, 1910 to 1913 and 1926 to 1929.